Generals in Politics: 2

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1. After comming to prominence during the Revolution I led the army to victory in Italy. I later seized power in my country and became First Consul in 1799 and crowned myself Emperor in 1804. Robespierre Napoleon Bonaparte Citizen Capet Otto von Bismarck

2. I served with the Free French Forces during WWII and became Chief of Staff of the army when my country gained independence from France. I seized power in 1966 and declared myself president for life and was military ruler till 1976. I was a great admirer of Napoleon and crowned myself Emperor in 1977 declaring my country an empire to distinguish it from the rest of the continent. After a contoversial reign I was overthrown by my predecessor in 1979. Jean Bedel Bokassa Joseph Mobutu David Dacko Jerry Rawlings

3. I had been head of the Defence Forces and was recalled from retirement after the outbreak of war in 1973 and played a decisive role in that conflict. I later became Defence Minister and was elected Prime Minister in 2001. David Ben Gurion Moshe Dayan Ariel Sharon Yiztak Rabin

4. I first came ot prominence when I led a Polish contingent to crush the Czechoslovak reform movement in 1968. I was involved in plotting against the long standing leader of my country and in 1981 I succeeded to the Presidency. I declared martial law, which was in force for most of my presidency, but was swept from power in the reforms of 1990. Wojciech Jaruzelski Wladyslaw Gomulka Lech Walesa Josef Pilsudski

5. I led the army during the heroic defence of Verdun in 1916 and was commander in chief and a national hero by the end of WW I. Between the wars I was a proponent of appeasement of German grievances and became the leading defeatist after they forced the surrender of my country in 1940. I was appointed to head a puppet government in the unoccupied part of my country. Francois Darlan Andre Maginot Phillippe Petain Charles de Gaulle

6. I was a successful lawyer before leading a guerrilla campaign against the British during the Boer War. I participated in the reconstruction of my homeland after the war and served two terms as Prime Minister from 1919-24 and 1939-48. Paul Kruger Louis Botha Cecil Rhodes Jan Christian Smuts

7. I led a national contingent during UN peacekeeping missions to Lebanon and Sinai during the 1980's. As Army Chief of Staff I led two military coups in 1987 to forestall a percieved threat to my ethnic interests and later served as Prime Minister from 1992-99. Timoci Bavandra Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara Sitiveni Rambuka George Speight

8. I came to prominence as an outstanding commander during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915-16. By the end of WWI I was a Bragdier General and was a leading figure in the establishment of a Republic on the ruins of the old Empire. I served as Prime Minister from 1920-21 and was President from 1923-38. Enver Pasha Khedive Ismail Pasha Liman von Sanders Mustafa Kemal

9. I was imprisoned by the British in the Revolutionary war and later became a lawyer. As a military commander I led a decisive victory over the British at New Orleans in 1815. I later served two terms as President from 1829-37. Andrew Jackson Winfield Scott Zachary Taylor Jefferson Davis

10. I was a Lieutenant-General when I assured the independence of my country in the wake of the chaos that followed the Bolshevik Revolution. I was recalled to lead the army once again in 1939-40 when the Soviet Union attacked my country. I served as President from 1944-46. Alexander Kerensky Carl Gustaf Mannerhiem Alexsandr Kolchak Joseph Pilsudski

11. Inspired by the 1952 officers' coup in neighbouring Egypt I deposed the aging King Idris in 1969 and abolished the monarchy replacing it with a republic. As leader I gained a reputation in the 70's and 80's for sponsoring extremist and 'liberation' groups worldwide. Saddam Hussein Gaafer Nimeiry Muamar al Gadaffi Said Barre

12. I was a leader in an officers' coup in 1952 that deposed the corrupt ruler of my country. I succeeded to the Presidency on the death of my predecessor in 1970 and broke a long stalemate in the Middle East by launching a surprise attack in 1973. Gamel abdel Nasser Anwar al Sadat Hosni Mubarak Hafez al Assad

13. As a young officer I served in India and later rose to prominence when I led a successful campaignin the Peninsular War of 1808-14. After the downfall of Napoleon I became a elder statesman with a reputation as a reactionary and served as Prime Minister from 1828-30. John Churchill Arthur Wellesley Gebhard Lebrecht von Blucher Joseph Bonaparte

14. I served in the Indian army during WWII and later became a general in the army of my newly independent homeland. After taking over the Presidency from a fellow general during a period of turmoil I presided over the breakup of my country in 1971 and was forced to surrender power in the ensuing chaos. Yahya Khan Zulfikar ali Bhutto Ayub Khan Sheik Mujibar Rhaman

15. I served with distinction during WWI and rose through the ranks during the inter war years becomming a proponent of mobile warefare. I was a Brigadier General at the time my country fell before the German blitzkrieg of 1940 and became the leader of those forces which had escaped the catatrophe. I was a fierce proponent of my national interests, much to the consternation of allied leaders, a line which I continued when I became president of the Fifth Republic from 1958-69. Phillippe Petain Francois Mitterand Tassigny de Lattre Charles de Gaulle